Macbeth Context

In which year was Shakespeare born?

• 1542

• 1564

• 1588

• 1616

where was Shakespeare born

• Scotland

• London

• Stratford-upon-Avon

• Southwark

What was the leading religion in England during the Elizabethan era

• Protestant

• Catholic

• Buddhism

• Anglican

Elizabethan or Jacobean

Groups:

(a) Elizabethan

,

(b) Jacobean

• Political and Religious tension

• Economic growth

• Tragic and dark tone behind literacy and drama

• Queen Elizabeth 1

• Macbeth

• Kings divine right

• Flashy clothes

• Golden age of theatre and literacy

• King James 1

• Globe theaters construction

• Gunpowderplot

Shakespeare lived under a feudal system

• True

• False

What names did Shakespeare's acting company go under

• Royal Marcuccio troop

• Venerable Jacobean's

• Lord Chamberlains men

• King's men

Which of the following plays was written by Shakespeare?

• Paradise Lost

• The Alchemist

• Dr. Faustus

• Macbeth